Buffalo Police Investigating First Homicide of 2013

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Police are investigating their first homicide case of the new year.

Buffalo Police say 42-year-old Christopher Cotton, of Buffalo, was struck and killed by gunfire just after 1 a.m. Saturday near Kensington Avenue and Castle Place. Police say the man was in a vehicle at the time he was shot.

Detectives say the man was declared dead at the scene.

Anyone with more information is asked to call the Buffalo Police Confidential Tipline at 716-847-2255 or email the department at www.bpdny.org